12 May 2010

Because of Danielle LaPorte, I Don't Have Time To Write This Post

Memo to my local readers:

You don't have to be mad at Danielle LaPorte. She's not the reason I closed THE BLISSFUL.

But she did help me create a blueprint for my new business, Abby Kerr Ink.

And she is the reason I don't have a ton of time today to do justice to explaining just how amazing and life-redefining her new Fire Starter Sessions Digital Experience for Entrepreneurs is. I did that over here in my first post about Danielle's new work, Why Every Little Entrepreneur Deserves a Big Fire Starter. Today is the work's worldwide release and what a great day for you to get your own copy.

Quick Testimonial About What A Fire Starter with Danielle Did For Me{& What It Can Do For You}

I've always seen myself as a writer. Know that I am one. Don't need approval or awards or, heck, even publication to prove to myself that I am one.

Despite anything else I've ever done {including running a pretty cool boutique}, writing has still been, for me, The Thing. Transcending all other things I could do.

But I didn't know how to take my natural-born gift, my driving passion, my positive addiction to writing {and sharing and teaching} and turn that into something that would pay the bills. {Clearly, I missed the day in college Creative Writing class when they talked about How Writers Can Earn a Living Working From Home}.

And then I had a personal Fire Starter Session with Danielle LaPorte. This was back in late October of last year. I already knew I wanted to close my shop--the how was the question. And the what next was a concern.

Danielle didn't answer those questions for me. But she helped me explore them in the context of what I really wanted to do. What I believed I was born to do. What felt good to do, and what I couldn't stop doing. What I'd do anyway, in between, around, underneath, over above, and instead of whatever other avocation was taking its place.

End of Testimonial. Let's Talk About You and Your Thing.

If you're ready for your own revelation, the Fire Starter Sessions Digital Experience for Entrepreneurs will be the best $150 you may ever spend.

Don't let the three-digit price tag put you off. You're going to spend a discretionary $150 somewhere anyway over the next couple months {couple weeks? couple days?}. Why not invest it in finding out what you really want to do with your one, incredible life?Thanks to Danielle, I'm Too Busy Today to Write a Lengthy Post

Today, I'm in the thralls of writing web copy for a client. Beautiful, sparkling, evocative and crystal clear web copy that will connect with my clients' right people and help search engines find their site. I get to do this, full-time, because I figured out that I could close my boutique to do the something else that I knew I was being called to do. Called, as in, on a DNA-level. And this "figuring out" is due in large part to Danielle.

Do you know what you're called to do on a DNA-level? {The Fire Starter Sessions Digital Experience helps you with that.}

And I'm also working on content for AbbyKerrInk.com, my new site that's set to launch very, very soon. It's almost paining me to type that because I want to launch right now! But there's still more goodness to be created before I want to reveal it. I get to launch a new site for a new business because Danielle helped me figure out--in a very short, compressed, powerful, almost poetic space of time--exactly how to shape my skills, talents, and desires into a new business that could be entirely online, if I wanted it to be. So that I could work from home.

What would you like to be doing today that seems sort of impossibly confounding as to how you A} could really do it, and do it your way, and B} could make a good living at it? {The Fire Starter Sessions Digital Experience can help you get really, really clear about what that Thing could look like. And then how to materialize it.}

So today's a busy one. I'm working from home, listening to my perfect Pandora station {Feist, CocoRosie, Tungg} as I write, and burning an intoxicating candle on the table here with me. I'm drinking coffee out of my favorite mug. It's wisp blue and says Chez Germain on it.

And this is exactly what three months ago, I wished I could be doing on a rainy Wednesday morning like this one. And here I am.

Where will you be with your entrepreneurial dream in three months' time? Ready to find out?

THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONSis: an e-book meets video transmission of acumen and love. You: are likely sitting on an empire of content, product, services, and prosperity that needs a spark -- or blow torch -- to take you to the next level. You: want to rock your revenue streams and do meaningful things in the world.

Worksheets that help you draw conclusions, quick videos with motivational punch, connections to current thinkers, practical smarts, and frank wisdom -- THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS is packed with inspiration that you will put to use.

Danielle has worked with 462+ entrepreneurs in her 1-on-1 Fire Starter consults (which are $500 and booked six weeks in advance.) For CEOs, coaches, artists, retailers, bestselling authors -- from site design to big dreams -- Danielle’s strategies combine passion with pragmatism to get to fulfillment and cash.

Each chapter is it’s own “Fire Starter Session” that includes: e-book components, video inspiration or interviews, and worksheets.

Some of the sessions are: True Strengths & The Metrics of Ease; Branding: Clarifying the Diamond of You; Products & Services: Making Stuff That Feels Good to Make; Money: More is More, Enough is Plenty; Web Design & SEO: Your Virtual Real-Estate…and dozens of tips and motivating perspectives.

4 comments:

I happened to find your blog on the day that you announced that you were closing your shop. It seemed to odd that I would catch at such an important crossroad. Your message really hit home in a BIG way. I've just posted my long story of switching paths...or rather, finding my way back to the path I had hoped to take. Thank you so much for your inspiration...even while you didn't know you were doing it!

I just have to tell you how excited I am about this new journey of yours! I had been by your old blog and online store in the past and wanted to stop by today and see what you were up to...so glad I did! I can't wait until your new website launches. My dream for the last 7-8 years has been to open my own shop and I am totally feeling the niche-y thing! I want my store to be unique and stand out from all the other stores in my town. I actually would like to have a vintage/retail/service oriented type shop. Would love to do something similar to your indie trunk shows. I have such a strong desire to feature other talented artist and their creations in my shop! I am looking forward to all that is to come!

Thanks for following your dream to do this because it will help me hopefully acheive mine!

I'm so glad you stopped by, too. And that you're totally feeling the niche-y thing. Yay! If you haven't already, check out my new Facebook page at http://facebook.com/abbykerrink. I post lots of resources there to support people who want to create a niche-y business that's a reflection of their passions and inborn talents. Hopefully you'll find it useful and interesting!

Really looking forward to connecting with you on my new site, which is launching...pretty darn soon! Thanks for introducing yourself today. :)

Abby Kerr Ink

Announcing my new entrepreneurial adventure: Abby Kerr Ink. Did you love the voice of THE BLISSFUL? Me, too. Writing for my boutique was one of the most fulfilling parts of shopkeeping for me. Now my services as an inspired creator of compelling copy {text or words} for Web, print, and digital media are for hire for your niche-y business or creative enterprise.E-mail abby@abbykerrink.com to start the conversation.

I also am a teacher/coach for indie retailers and aspiring ones. Visit the Abby Kerr Ink website for more details, plus lots of free inspiration, tips, and resources!

About THE BLISSFUL

THE BLISSFUL was a lifestyle boutique of French-Inspired Finds & Furnishings located in suburban Jackson Township, Canton, Ohio. Far from a traditional "French shop," THE BLISSFUL reinterpreted French style in a modern, youthful, often quirky way. Established in 2005, Proprietor Abby Kerr closed the shop's doors in early 2010 to dream new dreams, including Abby Kerr Ink {please see above}. Merci and Love to our customers, friends, and fans from around the world who dreamed this dream with us! This blog will remain live as an archive of shop stories, photos, and inspiration for other retailers and those who dream of it.

THE BLISSFUL, Old School

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Set Your Entrepreneurial Spirit Ablaze

Click on my affiliate link below to learn more about Danielle LaPorte's Fire Starter Sessions Digital Experience, available now for pre-order. I consider Danielle one of the midwives who helped me birth my new writerly dream. You can get set afire, too.